Koichi Kawakita

Born: 1942-12-05

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Koichi Kawakita was a Japanese director, cinematographer, and optical photographer best known for his work on most of the Heisei era Godzilla films and the first two Rebirth of Mothra films. He also occasionally appeared in cameos in some of Toho's tokusastu productions.

Known For

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

Godzilla vs. Biollante

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Top Movie Credits

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Visual Effects

Godzilla vs. Biollante Visual Effects Director

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Special Effects

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Visual Effects Director

King Kong vs. Godzilla Special Effects

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Visual Effects Camera

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Visual Effects Director

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Compositing Supervisor

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Special Effects

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Air SDF officer (uncredited)